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AP European History Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Galileo found guilty of heresy?

a)

He became a Protestant

b)

used his telescope to explore heaven

c)

publicly supported Copernicus' heliocentric system

2.

The Scientific Revolution overturned the ideas of which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Euclid

3.

What scientific advances were made in Europe during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Made possible by rediscovering ancient Greek and Roman texts during the Renaissance

b)

Used information from scientific experiments like dissection to figure out the body is an unified system

c)

Used experiments to support Galen's theory of disease

d)

They were responsible for the sharp drop in deaths from diseases (endemics)

4.

What would the "invisible hand" do according to Adam Smith?

a)

checks and balances among government branches

b)

religious toleration

c)

enlightened monarchy

d)

balance out self interests w/ economic benefit

5.

What were Voltaire's views?

a)

following the Church

b)

checks and balances

c)

Science and religious toleration

d)

social contract

6.

What BEST helped the population in Europe to increase in the 1700s?

a)

Rising birth rate

b)

Elimination of all diseases and introduction of vaccines

c)

Decline in food prices

d)

Decline in the death rate

7.

What was Urban life like in European cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

clean and pollution free

b)

overcrowded, disgusting living conditions, and horrible conditions for workers

c)

government control of major companies

d)

Beautiful sprawling cities that weren't crowded

8.

What art style would cause changes in the number of paintings the Catholic Church commissioned compared to the Dutch Republic?

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Rural

c)

Baroque

d)

Realism

9.

Historians attribute the 'population explosion' of the eighteenth century primarily to

a)

the elimination of childhood diseases

b)

a more abundant food supply

c)

the widespread introduction of piped water and sewers

d)

the eradication of childbirth fever

e)

new sanitary procedures in hospitals

10.

What kind of ruler would push for religious toleration, destroying prejudice, and gaining the support of the people?

a)

Catholic ruler

b)

Absolutist ruler

c)

Russian ruler

d)

ruler influenced by Enlightenment precepts (enlightened monarch)

11.

The reign of Joseph II of Austria is often an example of

a)

enlightened monarchy

b)

mercantilism

c)

absolutism

d)

the divine right of kings

12.

Why did Voltaire focus so much on religious toleration in France?

a)

People had no representation

b)

Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes protecting Huguenot rights

c)

Failure of the encyclopedia

d)

French Jewish population had no civil rights